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Environmental Groups Unite to Defeat Bush and Elect Kerry in 2004

Strategic Insights

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Leading members of the national environmental community launched the Environmental Victory Project, a grassroots effort to elect John Kerry in November 2004. The unique coalition includes the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, Friends of the Earth Action, and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV). The Environmental Victory Project aims to defeat President George W. Bush and target four battleground states: Florida, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsin.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Environmental Victory Project is a coalition of leading environmental groups, including Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, Friends of the Earth Action, and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV).
  • The project aims to defeat President George W. Bush and elect John Kerry in November 2004.
  • The coalition will target four battleground states: Florida, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
  • The effort will involve an extensive door-to-door campaign, mobilizing 25,000 volunteers to knock on the doors of 1.5 million households.
  • The campaign will also include town hall meetings, traditional voter contact programs, phone banks, direct mail, and aggressive television advertising.
  • The League of Conservation Voters will run an aggressive television advertising effort in markets where environmental volunteers will be knocking on doors.
  • The Environmental Victory Project website (http://www.envirovictory.org/) will serve as a recruitment point for environmental volunteers, voter registration information, and a "Personal Campaign Headquarters."

Statistics:

  • 40% of the nation's waters are still too polluted for fishing and swimming.
  • 30,000 Americans die prematurely each year due to air pollution.
  • Hundreds of toxic waste sites threaten American communities.
  • John Kerry has a 92% lifetime LCV ranking, the highest among presidential candidates.
  • 1.5 million households will be targeted in the door-to-door campaign.
  • 25,000 volunteers aim to mobilize in the door-to-door campaign.
  • 40 billion barrels of oil are expected to be consumed in the next 20 years.
  • The Bush Administration's approach to the environment demonstrates a clear bias towards the interests of corporate polluters at the expense of the health and safety of the public.

Sources:

  • "Environmental Victory Project" Press Release, April 20, PRNewswire
  • Friends of the Earth Action, "Press Release: Bush's Environmental Record - Worst in History"
  • Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, http://www.defenders.org/
  • League of Conservation Voters, http://www.envirovictory.org/
  • League of Conservation Voters, "LCV Presidential Report Card, 2003"
  • Friends of the Earth Action, http://www.foe.org/
  • Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, http://www.defenders.org/

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